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Following Court orders, Uninor closes telecom operations in Mumbai

New Delhi, Feb 17: Telecom operator Uninor said it has closed its Mumbai operations following the Supreme Court (SC) order on February 16 midnight.The company had 18 lakh customers in Mumbai Western circle including Thane,

PTI PTI Updated on: February 17, 2013 10:30 IST
following court orders uninor closes telecom operations in
following court orders uninor closes telecom operations in mumbai

New Delhi, Feb 17: Telecom operator Uninor said it has closed its Mumbai operations following the Supreme Court (SC) order on February 16 midnight.




The company had 18 lakh customers in Mumbai Western circle including Thane, Navi Mumbai , Kalyan and Belapur. The Court has ordered an immediate closure of operations and no temporary license too is available to allow a gradual process.

"...The Court has ordered an immediate closure of operations and no temporary license too is available to allow a gradual process. Unfortunately, we have no choice now but to follow the Court's order and close down our network immediately," Managing Director of Uninor Sigve Brekke said in a statement.

The Supreme Court in February 2012 cancelled 22 licences of Uninor. The majority stakeholder of the company, Telenor participated in November 2012 auction through new entity Telewings Communications and won spectrum in six circles.

Telenor is now in process of transferring business of Uninor in Maharashtra and Goa, Gujarat, UP East, UP West, Bihar and Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh service areas, to Telewings Communications.

Uninor said its operations in these service areas "will continue as fresh spectrum for 20 years has already been secured."

Uninor will also sign roaming agreements with other operators to ensure that all Uninor customers get seamless connectivity when travelling to Mumbai.

"All Uninor customers from Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and other circles will continue to be able to use their Uninor phones in Mumbai," the statement said.
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